It was "John Smith" who issued strict punishment and a system whereby colonists could be given land if they agreed to farm it in the colony of Jamestown, since Smith was known as the "savior" of the Jamestown colony in this regard.
The Land and Its Early People. Prehistory – 1519.
Age of Contact. 1519-1689.
Spanish Colonial. 1689-1821.
Mexican Rule. 1821-1835.
Revolution and Republic. 1836-1845.
Early Statehood. 1845-1861.
Civil War and Reconstruction. 1861-1870.
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads. 1850-1901.
Their government was mostly consisting of corrupt bureaucrats and ineffective economic policies that mostly helped the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. In between them was a king who tried to implement some more liberal policies for the people, but Alexander III mostly reversed them all because he didn't want his autocracy to be challenged.<span />
